4fl. Afl. Bfl. Cafl. Cbfl (4 flutes, alto flute, bass flute, contr'alto flute, c...(+)
4fl. Afl. Bfl. Cafl. Cbfl
(4 flutes, alto flute,
bass flute, contr'alto
flute, contrabass flute)
- Intermediate
SKU:
FT.FM400
Composed by
Maurice Ravel. Arranged
by Robert Rainford.
Arranged for Flute
Ensemble/Choir - 4
Flutes, Alto Flute, Bass
Flute, Contr'alto Flute,
Contrabass Flute. Score
and Parts. Forton Music
#FM400. Published by
Forton Music (FT.FM400).
ISBN
9790570482993.
Flut
e Ensemble (4 flutes,
alto flute, bass flute,
contr’alto flute,
contrabass flute).
Maurice Ravel wrote this
exquisite miniature piece
originally for piano in
1909, to mark the
centenary of the death of
the composer Franz Joseph
Haydn. Ravel has used the
letters of Haydn's name
to give him the initial
theme of the piece at the
very start (flute 1 of
this arrangement). B
natural represents H, A
and D represent their own
letters, the next D
represents the letter Y,
and the final G
represents N. This theme
then weaves through the
whole piece in various
versions, sometimes
upside down, and
sometimes backwards. Many
composers have used this
method of using letters
to give melodic pitches,
from Josquin back in the
fifteenth century all the
way through to such
twentieth century
composers as
Shostakovich, Messiaen
and Elliott Carter. This
arrangement uses just
about the full range of
flutes, including
contr'alto and
contrabass. Each flute
has it's own independant
part, and the 'HAYDN'
theme is shared between
them all.Whilst not
technically difficult, it
needs sensitive playing
to balance the parts, and
a strong sense of musical
colour to make the most
of the piece.
Haydn
